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watchcoats

watchcoats is the plural of watchcoat.

Meaning of watchcoat

Noun

watchcoat (plural watchcoats)

  1. Synonym of greatcoat.
    • In the middle of this I had my tent always standing, being a piece of a sail spread over poles, set up for that purpose, and which never wanted any repair or renewing; and under this I had made me a squab or couch, with the skins of the creatures I had killed, and with other soft things; and a...1864 [1719], Daniel Defoe, The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, Knight and Son
    Synonyms:
    greatcoat

Questions about watchcoats

What is watchcoats the plural of?
Watchcoats is the plural of watchcoat.

Words near watchcoats in the dictionary

  1. watchchain
  2. watchchains
  3. watchclock
  4. watchclocks
  5. watchcoat
  6. watchcoats
  7. watchdog
  8. watchdog timer
  9. watchdog timers
  10. watchdogged
  11. watchdogging

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